Factors associated with low utilization of X-ray facilities among the sputum negative chest symptomatics in Jalpaiguri District (West Bengal) 2009

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 208-211

  Sarkar, Jagannath ^a   Murhekar, Manoj V ^b  

^a Directorate of Health Services   (India)

^b National Institute of Epidemiology   (India)

Author keywords

India; Jalpaiguri; Sputum negative; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; SPUTUM SMEAR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; ADULT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPUTUM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPUTUM; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84860873056     PISSN: 00195707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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